Experienced Application Security Specialist

Experienced Application Security Specialist apply now JOIN OUR TEAM At Levi Nine we are passionate about what we do. We love our work and together in a team we are smarter and stronger. We work in a dynamic and challenging environment with talented and forward-thinking people who are part of creative and innovative teams. We are looking for skilled team players who make change happen. Are you one of these players? OUR PARTNER: Our partner, ABN AMRO Clearing, is a global leader in the domain of clearing, offering access to a wide range of listed instruments on markets across the globe. IT is at the heart of their organization with more than 30 different product teams and 10 different platform teams that are trying to build the best products & services for their customers. Their presence in important financial centers like Amsterdam, Chicago, Sydney, Singapore, Tokyo Hong Kong, London, Sao Paulo, Frankfurt and Iasi, allows them to effectively serve clients worldwide and maintain close proximity to their diverse customer base. THE ROLE INVOLVES: Cyber criminals are getting smarter. Can you keep our data safe? The need for information security is growing at a fast pace especially within the banking sector, where there is much to be gained for cyber attackers. In the most recent years, weak security configurations (including password controls) allowed access rights to be circumvented causing breach of data, in addition to insecure or unstable network connectivity causes disruptions, breach of data integrity and confidentiality. For this reason, our partner is constantly looking at ways to make their applications as safe as possible. Responsibilities: As an Experienced Application Security Specialist, you will be responsible for performing the following activities: Implementation of a secure software development framework, best practices and methodology. Building, maintaining and maturing CISO's Application Security Capabilities. Assessing and advising DevOps teams to adhere to and comply with the application security processes. Cross functional stakeholder management. Enforcing security testing in CI/CD pipelines. TECHNICAL PLAYGROUND: 4-5 years of experience as an Application Security Specialist / Engineer. Strong and in-depth knowledge of: Security Design Reviews Secure Coding Practices OWASP Top 10 Application Security Verification Standard SAST/SCA/DAST/Runtime Protection Capabilities Container Security Enable and automate security in DevOps (DevSecOps). Build and execute security awareness program specific to secure software development and application security. Familiarity with microservices, serverless and event driven architectures and API security. Experience with threat modeling frameworks. NICE TO HAVE: Experience with containerization solutions: Docker, ECS/Fargate or OpenShift. Strong experience with at least one cloud provider (AWS preferred), including IaC tools (CDK, CloudFormation, Terraform). Knowledge of secure AI development or ML security patterns. Experience contributing to or developing internal security frameworks. A keen interest in cyber security and a desire to learn. Relevant University degree. SOFT SKILLS: Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; able to translate technical topics for non‑technical audiences. Strong stakeholder management skills across engineering, product, risk, and compliance teams. High sense of ownership, engineering instinct, and principled decision-making. Strong problem-solving and analytical mindset. Continuous learner with curiosity for new threats, tools, and engineering approaches. Locations Iasi Remote status Hybrid Technologies AWS, CI/CD, Cybersecurity, OWASP, SAST/SCA/DAST/Runtime Protection Capabilities Seniority level Medior Iasi About Levi9 Romania Levi9 is a nearshore technology service provider with around 1000 employees and 50+ customers. We specialize in custom made business IT – 95% of our work is on the revenue side of our customers. This is where time to market, high productivity, stable team velocity, and great quality through automation, agility, intensive interaction and understanding matter most. Co-workers 1000